Grenada vs Mauritania: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Grenada
47.8%
in 2025
Mauritania
50.3%
in 2025
Grenada rank
142nd
Mauritania rank
140th

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Grenada
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 50.3% against 47.8% in Grenada, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Grenada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Grenada ranks 142nd and Mauritania ranks 140th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 19 and Mauritania in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Mauritania Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1500s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1600s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Mauritania
1700s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Mauritania
1710s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Mauritania
1720s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Mauritania
1730s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Mauritania
1740s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% Mauritania
1750s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% Mauritania
1760s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Mauritania
1770s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Mauritania
1780s 0.6% 0.7% 0.0% Mauritania
1790s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Grenada
1800s 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% Grenada
1810s 1.3% 0.9% 0.4% Grenada
1820s 1.6% 0.9% 0.6% Grenada
1830s 2.0% 1.0% 0.9% Grenada
1840s 2.4% 1.1% 1.3% Grenada
1850s 3.1% 1.2% 1.8% Grenada
1860s 3.8% 1.3% 2.5% Grenada
1870s 4.8% 1.5% 3.3% Grenada
1880s 6.0% 1.6% 4.4% Grenada
1890s 7.5% 1.8% 5.7% Grenada
1900s 9.3% 1.9% 7.4% Grenada
1910s 11.7% 2.1% 9.5% Grenada
1920s 14.6% 2.3% 12.3% Grenada
1930s 18.2% 2.5% 15.7% Grenada
1940s 22.8% 2.8% 20.0% Grenada
1950s 29.3% 4.5% 24.8% Grenada
1960s 31.2% 9.9% 21.2% Grenada
1970s 32.4% 20.2% 12.3% Grenada
1980s 32.7% 34.1% 1.3% Mauritania
1990s 31.6% 39.4% 7.7% Mauritania
2000s 34.7% 40.3% 5.7% Mauritania
2010s 41.6% 44.2% 2.6% Mauritania
2020s 46.1% 49.0% 2.8% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Grenada or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 50.3% against 47.8% in Grenada as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Grenada and Mauritania?
2.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Mauritania?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Grenada and Mauritania rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Grenada ranks 142nd and Mauritania ranks 140th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.